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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:37 AM
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Does McNabb really know who Limbaugh really is?
I think he has be oblivious to the bigot's history and what his radio show is really about. If so, he may of been more vocal in his news comments.


Should we send him a copy of Al Frankens book, "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" so that he can read up on his critic?

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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:39 AM
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1. does a repuke own the team that McNabb plays for?
that would be realavent to his responses imho don't ya think?
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:42 AM
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6. Jeffrey Lurie owns the Eagles
Form everything I've heard he is definatly on the liberal side of the fence. Big Clinton supporter, if I remember correctly.
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RobertFrancisK Donating Member (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:51 AM
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8. The Eagles are pissed, trust me
I think there coach is a really cool guy, I respect the team a lot. Republican or not, racism against their star QB will piss off anyone.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 12:17 PM
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13. If Rush gets away with this just one time....
it will be hard to stop him in the future! I hope like hell the Eagles do something on the field in protest.

Like, all flip Rush the "bird" during the beginning of the game or at every touchdown....


Ideas??? Send them to the Eagles!
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diplomats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:40 AM
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2. Donovan knows who Rush is, believe me
He did the right thing by not explicitly attacking Rush as a RW bigot, but questioned why he even mentioned race in the first place. He didn't want to get into a pissing contest with that idiot, and that was the right approach, IMO.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:40 AM
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3. Donovan McNabb is an intelligent guy, and he "gets" it.
Edited on Wed Oct-01-03 11:42 AM by VolcanoJen
He definitely knows who Rush Limbaugh is. He's a gentleman athlete who stated in his press conference that it is not his job to determine if Rush is a racist or what should happen to him in terms of his ESPN gig. He in fact said that it is the job of "you guys," the reporters attending the news conference, to determine that.

McNabb took the high ground here, and I admire him for it.

From the press conference (transcribed by me; may not be entirely accurate); look what he says about Dennis Miller. McNabb definitely gets it.

Question: What was your opinion of Rush Limbaugh before?

"Again, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. They hired him, they obviously feel he can provide a little spark for them. Same reason with Dennis Miller on Monday night, for a spark. People get hired because of issues like that. I'm not going to sit there and try to battle him, or have a debate. I guess that's the way he feels, a lot of others have thought about it."


Lots more from the press conference can be found in the GD thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=446222#446623
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:41 AM
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4. Donovan is taking the high road.
Edited on Wed Oct-01-03 11:43 AM by Finnfan
That's one of the reasons I admire him so much. (And for the record, I would trade Kerry Collins for him any day). He is a leader, he takes responsibility on the playing field, and he is not going to get in a war of words with that jerk Limbaugh.

In fact, I'll bet for McNabb that this is over, and now he's going to go out and prove himself on the football field. A scary thought, since the Eagles still have to play the Giants twice. :scared:
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im4edwards Donating Member (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:58 AM
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11. first, you don't bite the hand that feeds you
and he is far more eloquent in taking the high road than any sort of rant.

It was the proper response.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:42 AM
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5. No point in having a battle of the wits
with the unarmed. McNabb is a smart and savvy guy.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:47 AM
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7. I sure hope he knows who Limbaugh is.....
You all reply with confidence and I will rest easier now. I'd hate to see McNabb be blindsided by the bigot!

I'm outraged by this Limbaugh shit-stirring contamination!
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:53 AM
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9. Caller Just Brought It Up on the LIMBOsevic Show
LIMBO's doing the victim thing, that they want to "humiliate" somebody by any means necessary. The caller is kissing him up, saying "it's all about politics." Meanwhile, brother David LIMBO is being slathered over by Wolf BLITZER on the "great debate" about how "Christians are being DISSED by the Elites." But back to LIMBO, he's into full self-pity as he often does, claiming EVERYBODY WAS JUST WAITING for him to inject politics into sports. Sez that SPORTS WRITERS are EVERY BIT AS POLITICAL as him. Sez that "they ARE DEMANDING MY HEAD ON A PLATE"-------well, alRIGHTY THEN, let's have it! "I've been facing this 15 years on my radio program. If you don't say what they want to hear, not only are they going to disagree with you, they are going to demand you be silenced. There are so many things been said about this episode that are so far from the truth that it's laughable."
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 11:55 AM
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10. "Here's this LITTLE Donavan McNABB"
"I just said I'm a sports fan, I just don't think he's as good as his reputation. And I said that " ...the reputation was pumped up BECAUSE he's Black. "And they're trying to say I'm racist. I'll say it again today."
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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 12:04 PM
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12. Just heard this reported on AM Radio
Said it was making quite a stir then they followed up by saying Rush says everyone is making a mountain out of a molehill. Well even a molehill is too much when it comes to racism. IMHO
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 12:20 PM
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14. He's-----------WOUNDED!!!!!!!!!
He's been yammering on for more than 45 minutes. Now he's saying that it's the sports-writer ELITES tha have decided "to take issue and PUNISH" him. I didn't know "elites" extended even to SPORTS WRITERS, "political, established BY THE LEFT." Wow. We Libs are POWERFUL and as such, SCARY.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 12:22 PM
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15. I doubt it!
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